My thoughts on the Phillies season.

Cliff Lee throws a complete game, two-hit shutout as the Phils complete the sweep of the Marlins, as they defeat the fish, 3-0.

Cliff Lee throws a complete game, two-hit shutout of the fish as the Phils complete a 9-2 home stand with a four-game sweep of the free falling Marlins, 3-0.

The Phils took a 1-0 lead in the fourth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Cliff Lee helped his own cause by hitting an RBI double, knocking in Michael Martinez, who has just singled. The Phils then increased their lead in the fifth as, with two men out, Ryan Howard hits a solo home run, his fifteenth home run of the season, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Phils then made it a 3-0 lead in the sixth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Jimmy Rollins hits an RBI double, scoring Dom Brown, who had earlier singled, moved up to second base on Martinez’s ground out, 6-3, then went to third on Lee’s ground out, 1-3. That would be all the runs that Lee would need, as he pitched a two-hit, complete game, shut out, his second complete game of the season, giving up two singles, one to Mike Stanton, with two outs in the fifth, ending his no-hit bid, and the other in the seventh by Logan Morrison, as he kept the fish under control.

Cliff Lee (7-5, 3.12) took the win as he pitched a complete game shutout, giving up just two hits and two walks, while striking out four. Javier Vazquez (3-7, 6.85) took the lost as he went five innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and two walks, while he struck out three. Michael Dunn pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out a batter. Ryan Webb pitched two 1-2-3 innings.

The Phils had ten hits in the ballgame, with Shane Victorino (Singles) and Cliff Lee (Single, Double, RBI) both leading the team with two hits apiece. Jimmy Rollins (Single, RBI), Placido Polanco (Single), Ryan Howard (Home Run, RBI), Raul Ibanez (Double) and Michael Martinez (Single), had the other six Phils’ hits.

The Phils (44-26, 1st NL East) will now start Interleague Play with a three-game set against the Mariners (35-34, 2nd AL West), starting tomorrow night with a night game at Safeco Field in Seattle. The game will start at 10:10 EDT (7:10 pm PDT). The Phils will send to the mound Roy Oswalt (4-4, 3.14), who is coming off a win against the Cubs on June 12, as he went seven innings, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out five, in the Phils’ 4-3 come from behind win. He will be going for his fifth win of the season, while trying to extend the Phils’ winning streak to eight games. The Mariners will try to counter with Michael Pineda (6-4, 2.72), who is coming off a lost against the Tigers on June 11, as he pitched five and one-third innings, giving up six runs, five of which were earned, on eight hits and a walk, while striking out four, in the Mariners’ 8-1 lost. He will be trying to end the Phils present winning streak. The Phils will be looking to not allow Interleague Play to ruin their present momentum, like it has the past three seasons.

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